This documentary stories playlist contains some of our popular videos from the Cooking Up a Story library.
Short Documentary Stories
Stories profiling individuals whose lives center around the broad subject of food.
Profile of an Urban Homesteader
Charlyn Ellis talks about her 21st Street Urban Homestead in Corvallis, Oregon and the ways she increases her self-sufficient food lifestyle.
Starting a Recreational Marijuana Business: CannaMan Farms
We visit with one entrepreneur’s emerging marijuana business, CannaMan Farms, to glimpse first-hand a new frontier unfolding before our eyes.
The Upcoming Annual Verboort Sausage Dinner Event
These are behind the scenes images from the upcoming Verboort Dinner that draws scores of people to this unusual fundraiser event, now in their 80th year
Culinary Breeding Network: Variety Showcase
At The Culinary Breeding Network showcase event in Portland, we sample an exotic array of fresh vegetable varieties and learn more about their origins from chefs and plant breeders.
Preserving Endangered Heritage Breeds of Livestock
Boondockers Farm is a working farm dedicated to protecting rare species of heritage livestock and heirloom vegetable seeds.
Urban Chicken Coops on City Tour (video)
A video tour of backyard chickens raised in urban environments to produce fresh eggs.
Featuring Ayers Creek Farm Organic Preserves
A great preserve faithfully captures the essence of the fruit and magnifies its flavor. Organic farmers Anthony and Carol Boutard strives for this with his Ayers Creek Farm fresh fruit preserves.
Creating a Pesticide Free Neighborhood
Mulysa Melco seeks to transform her Portland Overlook neighborhood into a pesticide free neighborhood zone to protect the health of her community.
From the Film Vault on YouTube-Tons Of Tasty Tomatoes
From the film vault, a story about the Portland Tomato Festival that draws growers from around the area to compete.
